The student news site of Los Altos High School in Los Altos, California

The Talon
The student news site of Los Altos High School in Los Altos, California

The Talon
The student news site of Los Altos High School in Los Altos, California

The Talon

Booker Martin, Staff Writer

All content by Booker Martin
The Enduring Success of Pokemon

The Enduring Success of Pokemon

By Booker Martin and Alex Luna
December 24, 2016
Katie Klein

The music scene at Red Rock

By Miranda Li, Javin Pombra, and Booker Martin
November 27, 2016
Photo by Michael Sieffert.

Student Walkout Protests Trump’s Election

By Booker Martin, Staff Writer
November 15, 2016

Protest Walkouts: Know your Rights

By Booker Martin, Senior Writer
November 14, 2016

The Expectations Game

By Hanna Khosravi, Booker Martin, and Javin Pombra
October 22, 2016
Follow the Fun — Or the Money

Follow the Fun — Or the Money

By Booker Martin and Brian Huebner
October 16, 2016
Screenshot by Booker Martin.

Uncharted 4 Review: Longing for Adventure

By Booker Martin, Senior Writer
October 3, 2016
Graphic By Ashley Cai

Are Drones Violating Our Privacy? Or Is There None Left?

By Booker Martin, Senior Writer
September 30, 2016

Blinking

By Booker Martin, Staff Writer
June 1, 2016

Scheduling Conflicts with SBAC Testing

By Booker Martin, Staff Writer
May 2, 2016
Junior Henry Ma stretches to hit the shuttlecock. The badminton team has turned in a solid season so far. Photo by Kunal Pandit.

Badminton Aims for Division Promotion

By Booker Martin, Staff Writer
April 27, 2016
Members of the boys and girls track and field teams run laps during practice. Both teams are optimistic for the coming season and are confident that they can achieve good results. Photo by Allegra Maeso.

Track looks to start season fast

By Booker Martin, Staff Writer
March 15, 2016
New Nintendo console codenamed NX

New Nintendo console codenamed NX

By Booker Martin, Staff Writer
March 9, 2016
Smash Bros. is done with downloadable content

Smash Bros. is done with downloadable content

By Booker Martin, Staff Writer
March 9, 2016
Graphic by Carl Faust, Vanessa Mark and Anne Schill

“I’m So Depressed.”

By Paola Campos and Booker Martin
February 12, 2016
Junior Edwin Hernandez dribbles the ball past a defender. Photo by Kunal Pandit.

Boys Soccer Holds Firm Against Monta Vista

By Booker Martin, Staff Writer
January 25, 2016
Bethesda’s ‘Fallout 4’ lives up to the hype

Bethesda’s ‘Fallout 4’ lives up to the hype

By Booker Martin, Staff Writer
December 15, 2015
Freshman Owen MacKenzie runs for the varsity boys cross country team. While being a freshman on a varsity team can be challenging, it provides a great experience for top young athletes. Photo by Josh Kirshenbaum.

Freshmen on Varsity: Underclass, Above Expectations

By Savita Govind and Booker Martin
December 15, 2015
Photo by Francesca Fallow.

Poetry, Music, Writing: Artists of LAHS

By Booker Martin and Emily Terada
December 11, 2015

“Star Wars” sequel earns massive hype

By Booker Martin, Staff Writer
November 18, 2015

Opinions: Bad Press and… Public Support?

By Cole Hanson and Booker Martin
November 17, 2015

Pentatonix’s latest album pushes vocal limits

By Booker Martin, Staff Writer
October 29, 2015
Graphic by Miranda Li

Academics or athletics: Why it shouldn’t be a choice

By Booker Martin, Staff Writer
October 28, 2015
(Left to right) Junior Avery Deaton, freshman Kaitlyn Wong and sophomore Aevia Trainor prepare to receive the ball. Photo by Josh Kirshenbaum.

Los Altos Volleyball Vanquishes Saratoga

By Booker Martin, Staff Writer
October 8, 2015
Graphic by Vanessa Mark.

By Booker Martin, Staff Writer
September 29, 2015
Similar to the 900 wing, the MVLA School District proposed Wednesday to create two more two-story buildings for more classrooms and student multi-use space.

District enrollment growth continues

By Booker Martin, Staff Writer
September 29, 2015
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